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NAMHSA - April 16-30, 2009 News

NAMHSA News for the period of April 16-30, 2009 based on the minutes recorded by Chris Wallbruch, Recording Secretary.

On April 21st, Chris Wallbruch posted the April 1-15, 2009 Minutes. These were approved.

On April 23rd, Lindsey Hall made a motion to vote on the NAMHSA website manager candidates. This was seconded by Tom Dean.

On April 24th, the following poll closed:
POLL QUESTION: Please vote on whether or not to keep judges' placings anonymous at NAN.

CHOICES AND RESULTS
- Keep placings anonymous, 1 votes, 9.09%
- Identify placings with the names of judges, 10 votes, 90.91%
- Abstain, 0 votes, 0.00%
INDIVIDUAL VOTES
Keep placings anonymous
- Carmen Robertson (Region 5)

Identify placings with the names of judges
- Lindsey Hall (VP)
- Carra McClelland (Region 4)
- Liesl Dalpe (Region 10)
- Marilou Mol (Region 8)
- Jackie Moore (Region 6)
- Teresa Buzzell (Region 3)
- Shannon de Waal (Region 7)
- Tom Dean (Region 2)
- Kim Carter (Region 11)
- Bobbi Devine (Region 9)

Abstain - NO VOTES

Did Not Vote
- Zana Goulding (Region 1)

On April 27th, Chris Wallbruch posted the following NAMHSA election results:

REGION 1 REPRESENTATIVE:
*Erin Corbett

REGION 3 REPRESENTATIVE:
*Teresa Buzzell

REGION 5 REPRESENTATIVE:
*Carmen Robertson

REGION 7 REPRESENTATIVE
*Heather Jackson-Lain

REGION 9 REPRESENTATIVE
*Pat Coulter

REGION 11 REPRESENTATIVE
*Sandra Gibson

VICE-PRESIDENT
*Liesl Dalpe

Also on April 27th, Chris Wallbruch posted the following NAMHSA ballot results:

Proposed BYLAWS change to Article III, Section 2, Requirement (f):
The new wording adds a definition of "showholder" as follows:
"...A showholder is defined as the individual or entity that ensures NAMHSA rules and policies are followed and recruits, selects and assigns judges (or has an agent who recruits, selects and assigns judges) to the show's divisions. The showholder (or agent for the showholder) must be present at the show. In the case of an absentee showholder, the agent will be considered the showholder."

*Yes: 246 votes - PASSED
No: 36 votes
Abstain: 24 votes

On April 28th, Barb Ness announced that she would be resigning as Treasurer as of September 1st, 2009.

On April 29th, Susan Hurst posted the latest list of NAMHSA Merit Award winners.

Posted by Pauline Entin, NAMHSA PR 5/27/2009
Last updated on March 28, 2010